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美其名曰
mei5 kei4 ming4 jyut6 |
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to call it by the fine-sounding name of; to dignify Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:美 mei5 - beautiful其 kei4 gei1 - that; such; his; her 名 ming4 meng2 - name; fame 曰 joek6 jyut6 - say; to call |
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